In the first Review Round-Up of 2026, The Cribs get off to a bad start, but at least Beyond The Black and especially I Promised The World are setting a higher bar.
Category: EPs
The highs and lows of pop across 2025 have been numerous and unmissable, so we’ve gone back through to chronicle the biggest releases of the year.
2025 is coming to a close, so we’ve gone back through the last 12 months to take a look at all the major rock, metal, punk and alternative releases that we missed.
Another stylish but functionally empty nu-gen release, just like the rest—joy.
In the final Review Round-Up of 2025, new releases from Seven Blood and Deficit wrap the year up on a sour note, but male//gaze prove strong enough to pull it back somewhat.
Despite its primary reason for existing being to show off Yungblud’s rockstar status, his collaborative EP with Aerosmith is still exactly as fun as it needs to be.
In this Review Round-Up, there’s a bumper outing of heavy music thanks to stellar work from Drain and VOWER, while Rise Of The Northstar prove less compelling.
In this Review Round-Up, Conjurer soar from self-discovery; Heavensgate test the waters on their breakthrough; and PENGSHUi…just kinda stay where they’ve always been.
With hard-edged pop-rock and an honesty that’s just as sharp, Friends Of Friends leave a lasting impression with their new EP.
Already unimpressive at its core, the execution of Eville’s ‘brat-metal’ makes for one of the most unappealing new bands to come out in a while.